Giant spiny skink
Giant spiny skink | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Family: | Scincidae |
Genus: | Tribolonotus |
Species: | T. ponceleti
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Binomial name | |
Tribolonotus ponceleti |
The giant spiny skink or Poncelet's helmet skink (Tribolonotus ponceleti) is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to the Solomon Islands.[1]
Etymology[]
The specific name, ponceleti, is in honor of the Rev. Jean-Baptiste Poncelet (1884-1958), French missionary and naturalist.[2]
Habitat[]
The preferred habitat of T. ponceleti is forest at altitudes of 0–250 m (0–820 ft).[1]
Behavior[]
Unlike most skinks, T. ponceleti has the ability to vocalize.[3]
Reproduction[]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d (2013). "Tribolonotus ponceleti ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T22091A2781610. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T22091A2781610.en.
- ^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Tribolonotus ponceleti, p. 209).
- ^ Jump up to: a b Species Tribolonotus ponceleti at The Reptile Database . www.reptile-database.org
Further reading[]
- , , , Zug GR (2010). "Phylogeny, historical biogeography and body size evolution in Pacific Island Crocodile skinks Tribolonotus (Squamata: Scincidae)". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 57: 227-236.
- Kinghorn JR (1937). "A new species of scink [sic] from the Solomon Islands". Records of the Australian Museum 20 (1): 1-2 + Plate I. (Tribolonotus ponceleti, new species).
- (2006). Reptiles of the Solomon Islands. Series Faunastica No. 57. Sofia, Bulgaria: Pensoft Publishers. 212 pp.
Categories:
- IUCN Red List data deficient species
- Tribolonotus
- Endemic fauna of the Solomon Islands
- Reptiles described in 1937
- Taxa named by James Roy Kinghorn
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